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Multi-word Results
| betel palm |
a tall palm tree of the Asian tropics that has feathery leaves and produces orange or red fruit and the betel nut. |
| cabbage palm |
any of several palms that have edible leaf buds. |
| coconut palm |
a tall, tropical palm tree that has finely divided leaves and that bears coconuts. |
| date palm |
a tall palm tree with a thick trunk, cultivated in tropical and desert regions for its dates. |
| grease someone's palm |
(informal) to give money to someone, usu. as a bribe. |
| palm crab |
a large land-dwelling crab of the South Pacific that feeds on coconuts. |
| palm leaf |
a leaf, esp. of a palmetto, that is used in making hats, fans, and the like. |
| palm off |
to sell or get someone to accept (something) by deception, as by misrepresenting it. |
| palm oil |
a yellow oil obtained from the fruit of various palms, used in making soaps, candles, cosmetics, and in some food products, such as chocolate. |
| Palm Sunday |
in many Christian churches, the Sunday before Easter, commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. |
| palm tree |
any of numerous, mainly tropical, evergreen plants, usu. unbranched and having a crown of large divided leaves, or fronds. |
| royal palm |
any of several tall palm trees with a bare trunk and a crowning tuft of feathery leaves, widely cultivated in Florida and the West Indies. |
| wax palm |
any of several palm trees of the Andes, the trunks of which produce a wax used in making candles, polishes, and the like. |
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